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Screening for Fall Risks in the Emergency Department: A Novel Nursing-Driven Program
INTRODUCTION: Seniors represent the fasting growing population in the U.S., accounting for 20.3 million visits to emergency departments (EDs) annually. The ED visit can provide an opportunity for identifying seniors at high risk of falls. We sought to incorporate the Timed Up & Go Test (TUGT), a...
Autores principales: | Huded, Jill M., Dresden, Scott M., Gravenor, Stephanie J., Rowe, Theresa, Lindquist, Lee A. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4703188/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26759651 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2015.10.26097 |
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